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at the eating-houses was 3.5d., and of those at the centres was 2.7d., the
cost including both cost of food and cost of preparation. The cost of food
only was 1.7d. at the dinner centres, and 2.5d. at the eating-houses. The
arrangements for meals and the menus provided were supervised both at
the centres and at the eating-houses, by the Menu Committee.
The number of mieals given from April 1st, 1912, to April 1st, 1913,
was as follows:—
Served at centres, April 1st to May 23rd, 1912 6332
Served at eating houses, June 3rd, 1912, to Jan. 7th, 1913 6193
Served at centres, Jan. 8th, 1913, to March 19th, 1913 9774
22,299
The number of children requiring meals has been less than in
former years.
From November 28th, 1912, to March 31st, 1913, 11,800 meals
were served as compared with 33,000 during the same period the year
before.
Intelligence.
The intelligence of the child was recorded by the Head Teacher,
usually in consultation with the class teacher. The scale used was the
same as last year.
A. Mentally Defective.—Capable of holding in the mind only the
simplest facts, and incapable of perceiving or reasoning about the
relationship between, facts.
B. Slow, dull.—Capable of perceiving relationship between facts
in some few fields with long and continuous effort; but not generally,
nor without much assistance.
C. Slow.—Very slow in thought generally, but, with time, understanding
is reached.
D. Slow, intelligent.—Slow generally, though possibly more rapid
in certain fields; quite sure of knowledge when once acquired.
E. Fairly intelligent.—Ready to grasp and capable of perceiving
facts in most fields; capable of understanding without much effort.
F. Distinctly capable.—A mind quick in perception and in reasoning
rightly about the perceived.
G. Very able.—Quite exceptionally able intellectually, as evidenced
by school record and opinion of teachers.
This scale was not used for children in the Infant Schools and also
was not used in one school for older children.
The numbers in each class for the ages of ten and thirteen, and for
all children from nine to fourteen were as follows:—